HB 770 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Establish Procedure/Complex Family Financial Cases.

HB 770 establishes a new court process for handling complex family financial cases in North Carolina, directly affecting individuals involved in high-value divorce or separation disputes involving asset division, alimony, or child support. The bill creates specialized "complex family financial hearing officers" (qualified NC attorneys with 10+ years of experience) who will conduct hearings, make binding decisions (with the same legal force as district court judges), and issue orders on these cases statewide. Parties must formally request case classification through a "Notice of Designation," detailing why their case qualifies, and opposing parties can challenge this designation within 30 days. The law sets strict qualifications for hearing officers, including annual continuing legal education requirements and salary structures tied to judicial pay scales.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025

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This bill revision primarily updates formatting and house document metadata rather than substantive policy. The core content regarding complex family financial case procedures, hearing officer qualifications, and compensation remains unchanged. The changes reflect a transition from a draft version to an official edition with updated header information and bill tracking numbers.

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Updated header information including session date, bill number, and document tracking codes from draft version to official edition.

Changed sponsor information to reference the North Carolina General Assembly website for the complete list rather than listing specific sponsors directly.

Updated referral information to include additional committees (Appropriations, Finance, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) with conditional language.

Reformatted line breaks and spacing throughout the document for consistency with official legislative formatting standards.

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Apr 7, 2025

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Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Apr 3, 2025

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0 primary · 1 co-sponsor